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Sodanajan naisen muistomerkki / Memorial to Women in Times of War

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The "Memorial to Women in Times of War" was unveiled on October 12, 1996. It is the first national memorial honouring and commemorating the work done by women during the wars of 1939-1945. The work belongs to the City of Helsinki’s art collection, which is managed and curated by HAM.

The sculpture comprises an 8-metre steel tower and a 7.5-metre wide slab cut from grey Kuru granite. The slab cont ...

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Updated: 6/5/2026